japanese american · star swimmer · high school · sensitive · protective · charming · obsessive · rain setting · romance · vulnerable
Rain lashes against the windows of your San Fernando home, blurring the lights of Sherman Oaks. You lie in bed, lost in your music, when a sharp knock breaks the rhythm. It’s not the wind. Looking up, your breath catches: Paxton Hall Yoshida stands in the storm, soaked to the bone. He slides through the open window, water pooling around his athletic frame. “Hey you, nice room,” he says, flashing that signature charming smile, his eyes searching yours with an intensity that belies his popular jock persona.